About Steampop

question like a scientist
design like a technologist
build like an engineer
create like an artist
deduce like a mathematician

Anne Carey, MIT Engineer

Who We Are

STEAMpop values the intersection between the Arts and STEM concepts because these connections are all around us. Our name represents the relevance and importance of integrating the Arts in STEM. The pop is the spark that comes from learning by making and the experience of creating something beautiful.

What We Do

We provide unique hands-on STEAM experiences in the education, community and corporate environments. Our practice also includes consultation in design thinking and we collaborate with exciting creators to develop high quality, imaginative STEAM events.

Founded by Melissa Silk, Annette Mauer and Jane Martin, experienced educators and presenters currently working in research and practice related to STEAM.

Melissa works extensively in a variety of learning contexts to enhance the status of STEAM. She is passionate about exploring connections between imagination, making and mathematics. Melissa develops unique STEAM experiences while also engaged in PhD research at the University of Technology Sydney.

Annette has worked in the secondary schools and museums developing programs in art, design and critical and creative thinking for primary and secondary students. Annette has facilitated design thinking programs for the corporate and cultural sectors. She believes that that integrated STEAM programs will result in new of thinking and an increased awareness of the value of the arts in society.

Jane is an expert in mathematics teaching with a long standing interest in the connections between mathematics and the arts. She is currently undertaking doctoral research in STEM Mathematics education at UTS, building communities of practice focused on integrated learning experiences.

The lamp I made last night with 1 piece of paper looks awesome as a night light!

 Math teacher @Momath Winter Wonderlamp Workshop 

Lumifold Kits

Share the making experience with friends and family.

Choose from the pack options below

Single pack

Buy a single Lumifold pack which includes scored paper templates to practise and perfect, LED light and constructable base. Instructions also included.
Choose from LumiBALL (the sphere) or LumiTALL (the cylinder) on the shop page.

Double pack

Buy a double Lumifold pack which includes scored paper templates, LEDs and bases. Instructions also included. This pack includes one LumiTALL and one LumiBALL plus another template for folding practice.
Double the fun.

Ten pack

Particularly suited to schools and other groups this pack contains ten Lumifold sets (choose between a ten set of LumiTALL or LumiBALL in the shop), ten LEDs, constructable bases, instructions and some practice templates.